Turn-shoe.



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345 Y nal portion'of the upper instead of MILTON L. DODGE, 0F NEWBURYPORT, MASSACHUSETTS.

TURN-SHOE.

1,241,940. Original application filed November 6, 1916, Serial No.

24, 1917. SerialNo. 144,186.4

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, MILTON L. Denen, a citiz'en of the United States, residlng at Newburyport, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Turn-Shoes, of which the following is a specification'.

This invention relates to turnshoes and' -more particularly to those containing as a component part thereof a stiff toe box which is molded intoshape prior to its lncorpora-A tion in the shoe. A shoe embodying the present invention ma be produced by a process herein descrlbed, which -process Fig. 1.

' Fig. 5 represents 'alongitudinal'vvertical I 'into the channel 14 1n preclsely the same reposition, and by dotted lines vas having been forms the subject-matter of the claims cfmy application Serial No, 129,660, filed November 6, 1916, of. which this is a divlsion.

Of the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a longitudinal vertical section .through the toe portion of/ afy lasted turn shoebefore being turned right;1

side out, and includes a toe box shown-in initial position by solid lines and in its ult1- mate position by dotted lines.

- Fig. 2 represents a perspective view of a stifl" molded toe box like that included in Fig. 3 represents a longitudinal vertical lsection of the toe portion of a lasted shoe similar to that shown in Fig. 1, the toe box being anchored directly to the sole by a tack instead of by the stitch shown 4in Fig. 1'.. Fig. 4 represents al sectional'view similar. f to Figs. 1 and 3 excepting that the toe box is fastened directly yto the pulled-over 'margifastened directly to the sole.

sectionthrougha shoe made in accordance with Fig. 1, the shoe being turned right side 'out and the toev portion of the lining being represented by solid lines in a turned-back tucked into the toe box.'

Fig. 6 represents a vertical cross section through the shoe as shown by Fig. 5, in the plane indicated by line 6-6 of Fig. 5.'

Fig. 7 represents a vertical cross 'section through lthe structure intersected by linev 7-7 of Fig. 5.

The same reference characters indicate the' same parts wherever they'occur.

The toe portion of the last is indicated at 10, and the sole and upper are indicated re- Specification. of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 2, 1917.

129,660. Divided and this application led January spectively at 11 and The pulled over marginal portion of the upper is secured to the sole by the usual stitches, oneof which is indicated a't'13,.such stitches' being arranged in the lusual stitch-receiving channel 14 of the sole. The lining- 15, with the exception of the toe portion thereof, -is secured to the sole by the stitches 13 (see Fig. 6) but the toe portion 15 of the liningis initially turned back, as represented in Figs.

'Lalande Referring particularly 'to Fi 1, `a stili",

molded toe-box like that shown y Fig. 2 is used. The body of the toe box is-indicated at 16. It is provided with a flange 16 that is adapted to rest upon the sole. This flange is snipped at the toe end to provide a tab 17 and such tab is initially turned outwardly as shown by Fig. 2. The function of the tab is to receive the fastening means by which the toe box is to'be secured directly to the sole. Still referring" to Fig. ,1,-the toe box is arranged, in the first instance, inthe position represented bysoli'd lines, and, while in that position, the tab 17 is secured by one or more stitches 13, after which the toe box .is swung upwardly over upon the sole to the position represented by dotted lines. The

initial position ofthe toe boxissuch as to leave ample space for the usual instrumen talities of ya s ewin. or' stitching# machine to sewthestitc es ,a'ri securedby." 'Sttchesr'sewn' y such Inachine. "Howe-ver, {it-fi'rvoulld be possible. to. in- 'sert one orv 'more 'additional stitches with a hand needleto reinforce the connection bef'v '.:tweennthetab -17 -and the sole,l and iny such thetoe ma therefore be' case the additionalfstitches would extend ilation' as those sewn by the machine.

Although'I have stated that the toefbox is stiff, the 4term stiffl is not synonymous with rigid or brittle, for there is suffii cient resilience and flexibility to enable the -tab 1 7 to .bend without cracking when the .toe box is moved from its initial position after the stitches 13 have been sewn. The

toe box may, however, be secured directly to the pulled-over marginal portion of the,

y cut oil.

In each of the three examples illustrated and described, the toe portion 15 of the lining is initially turned back as shown, so that the upper will lie in Contact with the toe box when the shoe is turned. The turning operation may be performed as soon as the toe portion of the toe box has been secured by' any of the methods described, and the toe box is held firmly in the desired position during the turning operation. After the shoe has been turned and stretched o1' otherwise smoothed to remove the Wrinkles, the turned-back toe-portion of the lining may be tucked into the toe box as represented byv dotted lines in Fig. 5 and by solid lines in Fig. 7 In' order, however, to keep the toe portion of the lining in such position, -a suitable ladhesive sub-Y stance should be` applied either to the inner surface of the toe box or to the contacting surface of the lining. If a slip-sole 2O (see dotted lines in Fig. 7) is to be used, its marginal portion would lie upon the flange 16 of the toe box.

If it is desired to fasten the rear portionA of the toe box to the sole, theV shoe may be 1 placed upon a metal nailing-jack, and tacks 21 may be driven from the bottom of the sole, near the margin of the latter. The points of such tacks would pass through the flange 16 of the toe box, and, on reaching the metal nailing-j ack, would be turned back and clenched as shown by Fig. 5..

The use of such tacks would be optional.

1. A turn shoe having therein a previously molded toe box, and fastening means extendsecured. directly to the sole.

ing through said toe box and anchored in one of the lasted elements. l

f 2. A turn shoe having therein a previously molded toe box, and fastening means anchored in the sole and extending through said toe box, whereby said toe box is secured directly to the sole.

3. A turn shoe having therein a previously molded toe box, the toe end of said box having a tab at its base, and fastening means extending through said tab and anchored in one of the lasted elements, Whereby the `toe box is secured directly to said one of the lasted elements.

il. A turn shoe having therein a previously molded toe box, the toe end of said toe box having a tab at its base, and fastening means extending through said tab and anchored in the sole, whereby the `toe box is 5. A turn shoe having therein a previously molded toe box, and a fastener connecting the toe end of said toe box directly to one of the lasted elements.

6. A shoe having therein a still molded toe box, said vtoe box .having a flange extending `inwardly from its base and arranged upon the interior face of the wear sole, and Aa metallic fastener extending through said ange and into said sole and having a portion lying upon the interior face of said flange to hold, the latter seated upon said sole.

7. A turn shoe having therein a toe box, said toe box having a tab at the base of its toe end and having a flange extending inwardly from its base behind said tab, fasl temng means extending through said tab MrLToN L. DODGE. 

